When I saw that we were getting one more day in the upper 60s last week, I texted Jill and had Abe and Amy join us for one more warm weather hike! Pushing a toddler in a stroller up and down semi-cleared hiking trails is actually not too bad when you have two teenage boys […]
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The girls have finally joined Tommy in obsessive love for the Oz books, so we squeezed in one more year of literature themed family costumes. (Honestly, I think Tommy just said yes because he realized being the Tin Woodman would give him another large plastic weapon…) No trick or treating for these covid-aware kiddos, so […]
The Kids’ 13, 11, 9, 7, and 3.5 year stats
Posted in Annie, Elizabeth, Janie, Susanna, Tommy on Jul 1st, 2020
All the kids got in to see Dr. Vallance one last time in June, and besides Susie’s ear and Annie’s eyes (both might require surgery), we had pretty good check-ups. We’ve loved Conejo Children’s Medical Group for the last 9 years, and we’re sad to say goodbye. Tommy’s 13 year stats (just going to put […]
I’ve officially reached the chest pains, shaking, having trouble breathing level of panic right now. After Dr. Vallance was concerned about the appearance of Susie’s ear yesterday, we got in today to see Dr. Tseng, her ENT. Despite finishing a course of antibiotics two days ago and Dr. Vallance seeing no pus yesterday, her ear […]
Happy Ninth Birthday, Susanna!
Posted in Susanna on Apr 21st, 2020
Here’s what I put up on the social networks: 🌻Happy Ninth Birthday, Susanna! 🌻You are our feisty middle child, so eager to join the family that the doctor almost dropped you at birth! Life lesson: never doubt a mom having her third baby when she tells you the baby is coming NOW. 🌻You have powerful […]
We tried to make Easter as festive as possible with the traditional hot cross buns for breakfast, wearing our adoption ceremony outfits for couch church (and a photo shoot courtesy of Kristin, who traded family Easter pictures with me from a safe social distance), and enjoying our Easter treats from the grandparents. Our kids and […]
Good thing we did back-to-back hikes, because now the governor has closed all the state parks. On Monday we took the Garnetts’ suggestion and explored Cobus Creek. It felt great to be outside together!
The weather is finally warm enough that we’re able to venture outside more. I’d been looking forward to hiking around Potato Creek State Park with the Raglands, Skeens, and Page-Woods, but social distancing means we just took a family hike today. The kids were big fans and can’t wait to come back with our nature […]
Lots of reading going on. With the libraries closing and the kids having already read through the few hundred books we brought along, we invested in a new Kindle Fire to expand our ereader capabilities. But the little girls are still going old school with actual picture books. Annie’s current obsessions include Goodnight Moon, Ten […]
M&Ms Make Math Fun!
Posted in Homeschooling, Susanna on Mar 14th, 2020